Cape Cod Sailing with the Captain and Crew of the Liberte The seventy-four foot, three-masted schooner Liberte’ is docked in Falmouth Harbor each year from the fourth of July until Labor Day Weekend. On the very last day of her stay in Cape Cod last year, I decided to go out for a wonderful bit [...][Continue Reading...]

Cape Cod Restaurant Review: DJ’s Last Wednesday evening, on our way back to the Palmer House we happened upon a very busy parking lot at Colonial Plaza on Main Street. As it turned out, it was the first night opening of a wonderful new restaurant – DJ’s Famous Wings A Family Sports Pub. We looked [...][Continue Reading...]

Cape Cod Shopping Guide to the Treasure Chest & Chafin Gallery The Treasure Chest You will always find a pleasant smile and warm hospitality when entering The Treasure Chest Shop at number 233 on Falmouth’s Main Street. The shop is divided into two sections. The front section is devoted primarily to the latest fashions highlighted in [...][Continue Reading...]

Woods Hole biannual model boat show will be coming to Falmouth, Cape Cod, April 13th – 14th The show will run from 9 AM until 4 PM on Saturday and 9 AM until 3 PM on Sunday. The show will feature displays of model boats that have been constructed by enthusiasts from throughout New England. [...][Continue Reading...]

The beautiful Cape Cod lighthouse, Cleveland Ledge Light, is rare example of Art Modern architecture, has been sold to Sandy Boyd, a California businessman who owns a dozen coffeehouses on the west coast. The lighthouse stands high in Buzzards Bay, approximately two miles due west of Old Silver beach in North Falmouth. Boyd hopes to [...][Continue Reading...]

The Pickle Jar Kitchen a Restaurant Review Number 170 Main Street is one of the most charming buildings in Falmouth’s downtown. Also known as the “Weeks Building”, it is unique because of its lovely bowed windows with small panes of glass and its sunny yellow color. It is one of the older buildings on Main [...][Continue Reading...]

Nobska Light gets ready for the holidays. Each year the Coast Guard decorates the lighthouse with a sea themed wreath for the holidays. Nobska Point Light is located in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, one of the villages of Falmouth, and a couple miles from the Palmer House Inn.[Continue Reading...]

Nobska Light is going to be open to the public this coming Saturday June 23, 2012, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The tours are conducted by the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla II-2., weather permitting. The first Nobska lighthouse was built in 1829, because Woods Hole’s deep harbor had attracted a substantial whaling fleet [...][Continue Reading...]

Sights of Cape Cod: Spohr Gardens These privately owned gardens on Cape Cod’s Oyster Pond are a tranquil setting for an afternoon stroll or a lovely venue for an intimate wedding. Spring bursts in to bloom here with Daffodil Days and the gardens are in perpetual bloom for the rest of the year. Be sure [...][Continue Reading...]

Happy New Year 2012 to one and all! It is a beautiful first day in Falmouth. The temperature is in the 60’s, the sun is shining brightly and the birds are singing in the trees. Let us hope that this is a sign of what 2012 has in store for us. I took a stroll [...][Continue Reading...]